Practice and Malpractice: Physician Responses to the Liability 'Crisis'
Mississippi is a largely rural state with many poor and unhealthy residents who are chronically underserved by the smallest per capita physician workforce in the nation. Anecdotal reports claimed Mississippi‘s medical malpractice climate jeopardized patient access to health care even further. Using...
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Kennesaw State University
2008-12-01
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| description | Mississippi is a largely rural state with many poor and unhealthy residents who are chronically underserved by the smallest per capita physician workforce in the nation. Anecdotal reports claimed Mississippi‘s medical malpractice climate jeopardized patient access to health care even further. Using survey data from Mississippi physicians, we document how medical liability perceptions shaped their practices at the height of the Mississippi malpractice crisis. Our findings show that physicians‘ risk profiles strongly influenced the extent to which physicians reported practicing defensive medicine or considered relocating or retiring early in response to malpractice conditions. This raises the specter of further compromising access to physician care in an already underserved state.
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| spelling | doaj-art-04bfae7e9fd6464188fb25b10dc325ce2025-08-20T02:46:07ZengKennesaw State UniversityJournal of Public and Professional Sociology2154-89352008-12-012110.62915/2154-8935.1005Practice and Malpractice: Physician Responses to the Liability 'Crisis'Lynne Cossman 0Debra Street 1Mississippi State UniversitySUNY BuffaloMississippi is a largely rural state with many poor and unhealthy residents who are chronically underserved by the smallest per capita physician workforce in the nation. Anecdotal reports claimed Mississippi‘s medical malpractice climate jeopardized patient access to health care even further. Using survey data from Mississippi physicians, we document how medical liability perceptions shaped their practices at the height of the Mississippi malpractice crisis. Our findings show that physicians‘ risk profiles strongly influenced the extent to which physicians reported practicing defensive medicine or considered relocating or retiring early in response to malpractice conditions. This raises the specter of further compromising access to physician care in an already underserved state. https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jpps/vol2/iss1/3physician workforcepractice patternsmedical malpractice |
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| title | Practice and Malpractice: Physician Responses to the Liability 'Crisis' |
| title_full | Practice and Malpractice: Physician Responses to the Liability 'Crisis' |
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| title_short | Practice and Malpractice: Physician Responses to the Liability 'Crisis' |
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